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Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 stars on international duty

2026-10-03

A whole host of Bundesliga stars are set to shine for their international teams in the coming weeks. - © DFL A whole host of Bundesliga stars are set to shine for their international teams in the coming weeks. - © DFL The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 campaigns are currently in the middle of a three-week break due to an extended international window. The top two divisions' finest have travelled across the globe to represent their countries, but who has been called up and how are they getting on? F

A whole host of Bundesliga stars are set to shine for their international teams in the coming weeks. - © DFL

The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 campaigns are currently in the middle of a three-week break due to an extended international window. The top two divisions' finest have travelled across the globe to represent their countries, but who has been called up and how are they getting on?

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Tillman nets for USA

On a good day for Leverkusen's internationals, Malik Tillman scored the third and final goal for the US Men's National Team against Mexico. The record for the youngest-ever US goalscorer, set by Dortmund's Mathis Albert just last week, was broken again by Cavan Sullivan.

Kane on target as England hammer Croatia

Bayern Munich's star striker Harry Kane once again led England out as captain, as Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions thrashed Croatia 7-0 on the road in the UEFA Nations League. Kane himself opened the scoring inside eight minutes before adding another goal and an assist in the second half. Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah also played the full 90 minutes, helping his side to a clean sheet and even providing an assist via a sumptuous cross for England's third.

Hložek and Czechia defeated

Hoffenheim's Adam Hložek (r.) teed up compatriot Jiří Sláma to score for Czechia against world champions Spain in Oviedo, but it was nothing more than a consolation in a 3-1 defeat in Nations League Group A3.

3 October: Jóhannesson stars as Iceland down Bulgaria

Cologne midfielder Ísak Jóhannesson spent the entirety of the 90 minutes at the heart of Iceland's midfield, as the Scandinavians cruised past Bulgaria 3-0 in the Nations League. Hertha man Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson also started, but was withdrawn after 62 minutes.

Bundesliga duo hold firm

Leipzig's Willi Orbán and Union's András Schäfer both played the full 90 minutes as Hungary kept a clean sheet in a narrow 1-0 win over Georgia in their League B Group 2 UEFA Nations League encounter.

Olise does it again!

Another day, another outrageous moment of brilliance from Michael Olise. With the game goalless between France and Italy on UEFA Nations League Matchday 3, up stepped the Bayern winger to curl a vicious free-kick in off the crossbar to put Les Bleus in front. The game ultimately ended 1-1, with Olise's compatriot and Bayern team-mate Dayot Upamecano sent off late on.

Džeko bows out from the international stage

Edin Džeko started for Bosnia and Herzegovina in their Nations League Group B4 assignment against Sweden in Zenica in what was his final game for his country. The Schalke forward thought he had opened the scoring, only for VAR to disallow the goal as the ball had gone out of play in the build-up. The 40-year-old was visibly emotional as he was substituted off in the 63rd minute of the 1-1 draw, bringing the curtain down on his time with the national team.

Minjae's Venezuelan stalemate

Kim Minjae played the full game as South Korea drew 0-0 with Venezuela in a friendly.

2 October: Makengo and Banzuzi fall to defeat

Both Jordy Makengo (pictured) and Ezechiel Banzuzi appeared in DR Congo's 2-0 friendly loss to Uganda.

Guirassy is Guinea's hero

Serhou Guirassy scored the only goal of the game as Guinea edged past Kenya in the second qualification round for the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win.

Japanese quintet held by Ecuador

Ko Itakura, Hiroki Ito, Kaishu Sano, Ritsu Dōan (pictured, r.) and Yuito Suzuki all started as Japan drew 0-0 with Ecuador in a friendly, although Japan did go on to beat them 5-4 on penalties.

Hoffenheim pair appear for Kosovo

Fisnik Asllani (pictured) played the full game as Kosovo played out a goalless draw with Israel, with midfielder Leon Avdullahu coming on for the final half hour.

Austria's Bundesliga contingent held by Ireland

Austria's 2-2 draw with the Republic of Ireland saw 10 Bundesliga representatives take to the field for them. Six of those were starters, including: Stefan Posch, Patrick Wimmer, Carney Chukwuemeka, Philipp Lienhart, Phillipp Mwene and Nicolas Seiwald. Konrad Laimer, Maximilian Wöber, Michael Gregoritsch and Alexander Prass all appeared off the bench.

Ryerson suffers fresh injury worries

Dortmund's Julian Ryerson was taken off just 17 minutes into Norway's fixture with Wales, which ended in a 2-1 defeat for his side. Leipzig's Antonio Nusa and Ørjan Nyland, and Hamburg's David Møller Wolfe also all featured for Norway.

Daghim features in Denmark defeat

Hoffenheim's Adam Daghim (pictured, middle) played the first-half of Denmark's 4-2 defeat to Portugal, while VfB Stuttgart's Nikolas Nartey also came on as a late substitute for them.

Diks captains Indonesia

Kevin Diks captained Indonesia to a 9-2 win over Bangladesh to see his country advance into the final of the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup final, and he even got himself on the scoresheet in their huge win.

Dortmund duo star in entertaining draw

Konstantinos Karetsas (pictured, l.) and Joey Veerman both started as Greece and the Netherlands played out a 2-2 draw in Thessaloniki. Karetsas played 83 minutes while Veerman completed the full 90 and picked up an assist.

1 October: First cap for Fernández

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Ezequiel Fernández came on as a substitute for Argentina in the 74th minute of their 4-0 win over Bolivia to earn his first full international cap.

Okon victorious again

Hannover defender Ime Okon played from start to finish as South Africa eased to a 5-0 win against Eritrea in AFCON qualifying Group D, leaving them top of the section with six points from two games.

Metcalfe nets against Brazil

St. Pauli midfielder Connor Metcalfe put Australia 2-1 up against Brazil with a composed finished from the edge of the penalty area. Brazil went on to win the friendly in Brisbane 4-2, however.

Moore makes it two in two

Mikey Moore, a 19-year-old attacking talent on loan to Cologne from Tottenham, scored on both of his first two appearances for England U20 during the international break - in a 3-1 win over Italy and then a 2-1 success against France on Tuesday. Next up for England U20 are Germany U20 on Saturday.

30 September: Amazing Albert

Borussia Dortmund's 17-year-old American winger became the youngest goalscorer in US Men's National Team history with a stoppage time goal in a 4-2 friendly win over Chile in St Louis.

Switzerland in form

Die Nati consolidated top spot in Nations League Group B1 with six points from a possible six thanks to a 3-0 success over Scotland in Glasgow. Gregor Kobel (Dortmund) and Michel Aebischer (Union Berlin, pictured, l.) both started at Hampden Park, while Fabian Rieder (Augsburg) came off the bench in the 62nd minute.

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Kane strikes again

Harry Kane was on target once more as England returned to winning ways in Prague with a 2-0 win against Czechia. The Bayern forward struck in the 69th minute, and was substituted off one minute later. Hoffenheim duo Adam Hložek and Robin Hranáč both started for the hosts, who have lost both of their Nations League Group A3 games so far.

Morocco victorious

Bayern’s Ismael Saibari (pictured), Stuttgart’s Bilal El Khannouss and Hamburg’s Zakaria El Ouahdi all started for Morocco in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying against Lesotho. The 2-0 win leaves the Atlas Lions top of Group A with a maximum six points from two games.

29 September: Ghana stunned by Gambia

Cologne’s Gideon Mensah (pictured) and Wolfsburg’s Jonas Adjetey both started in defence for Ghana at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra. However, even though the Black Stars were 2-0 up after 33 minutes, they ultimately slipped to a 4-2 defeat that leaves them bottom of AFCON qualifying Group C after two games.

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Watch: Michael Olise making the extraordinary seem ordinary

Olise rescues France

With the scores at 0-0, Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise came off the bench in the 77th minute of France's UEFA Nations League clash away to Belgium to net a late winner for Les Bleus just 11 minutes later.

South Korean trio beaten in Seoul

Bayern Munich's Minjae Kim (pictured), Mainz's Jaesung Lee and Schalke's Hee Chan Hwang were on the receiving end of a 4-1 friendly defeat at home to Uruguay, with the Bayern defender contributing the South American side's third via an own-goal.

Japan victorious versus Venezuela

A four-strong Bundesliga contingent consisting of Keisuke Gotō (Freiburg, pictured), Satoshi Tanaka (Schalke), Ritsu Dōan (Eintracht Frankfurt), and Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich) all featured for Japan as the Samurai Blues edged past a resilient Venezuela outfit 2-1 in a friendly encounter.

Svensson stars as Sweden down Poland

Borussia Dortmund's Daniel Svensson (pictured) played the full 90 minutes as Sweden made it two wins from two in their Nations League campaign with a 3-1 victory over Poland. Wolfsburg's Alexander Bernhardsson also featured off the bench for the hosts, whilst Magdeburg striker Mateusz Zukowski was unable to find the net for Poland.

Bosnia brilliant in Romania

Schalke defender Nikola Katić played the full 90 minutes for Bosnia and Herzegovina as they downed Romania 4-2 on the road. Stuttgart's Ermedin Demirović also made an appearance from off the bench, whilst former Borussia Mönchengladbach forward Haris Tabaković and former Kiel midfielder Armin Gigović got themselves on the scoresheet.

28 September: Turkish Bundesliga duo suffer defeat to Italy

Both Ozan Kabak of Hoffenheim and Can Uzun of Eintracht Frankfurt started in Türkiye's Nations League meeting with Italy at home, which the hosts lost comprehensively 4-1 to their Italian visitors.

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Watch: Veerman adding more grit to Dortmund

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Veerman stars in Dutch victory

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Joey Veerman - one of two alterations made by new Netherlands coach Xavi to the starting XI that drew with Germany - played the full 90 minutes for the Oranje in Serbia, impressing with his strong tackling and all-round performance.

Bundesliga trio beaten by Portugal

Three Bundesliga stars were in action for Norway in their 2-1 defeat by Portugal in Oslo: Ørjan Nyland and Antonio Nusa (both RB Leipzig), as well as Dortmund's Julian Ryerson. It was a night to forget for Nyland, whose error led to Gonçalo Ramos' winner, and Ryerson, who had to come off injured in the second half.

Adamu and Chukwuemeka find net for Austria

Schalke's Junior Adamu and Dortmund's Carney Chukwuemeka, who came off the bench in the 58th minute, scored the second and third goals of Austria's 3-1 win over Kosovo at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna. Maximilian Wöber (also Schalke), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig) and Patrick Wimmer (Hoffenheim) started the match as well for Ralf Rangnick's side.

Ibrahimović on target for Germany U21s

Arijon Ibrahimović came off the bench to score his first Germany U21 goal in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Latvia. The Augsburg youngster capped a dominant display in Riga, after Paris Brunner’s debut double and a Nicolò Tresoldi goal had put the visitors firmly in control. Antonio Di Salvo’s side remain top of their European Championship qualifying group ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Malta.

27 September: Tillman from the spot

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Malik Tillman converted a second-half spot-kick for the USMNT in their 4-1 friendly victory over Peru. Incidentally, the penalty was won by 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund starlet Mathis Albert, who was introduced off the bench in the 61st minute to make his senior debut for the USA national team.

Bittersweet night for Kane

Harry Kane netted his seventh goal of the season in England’s 3-2 defeat against Spain at Wembley on Saturday evening. The 33-year-old could have scored another but he slipped while taking a penalty on the hour-mark with England leading at 2-1, crashing his effort off the crossbar. Leverkusen's Jarell Quansah played the full 90 minutes for the Three Lions at right-back.

Matanović tees up Modrić

Freiburg’s Igor Matanović (2nd l.) set up Luka Modrić (2nd r.) for the opening goal in Prague to help Croatia earn a 2-1 victory over Czechia in Nations League Group A3. Bayern’s Josip Stanišić was also in the starting line-up for the visitors, while Hoffenheim trio Vladímir Coufal, Adam Hložek and Robin Hranáč began for the hosts.

Switzerland cruise to victory

Dortmund's Gregor Kobel (top, c.) and Augsburg's Fabian Rieder (front, r.) were both among the starters as Switzerland eased to a 3-0 away win against North Macedonia in Skopje to begin Nations League Group B1 on a high note.

Okon on target for South Africa

Hannover defender Ime Okon (pictured) opened the scoring for South Africa in Johannesburg in a 2-1 victory over a Guinea side led by Dortmund forward Serhou Guirassy in AFCON Group D qualifying.

26 September: Jóhannesson starts for Iceland

Cologne's Ísak Jóhannesson played the first 75 minutes for Iceland in Reykjavik in a 1-1 draw with Estonia in UEFA Nations League Group C4.

El Khannouss assist in Morocco victory

Stuttgart's Bilal El Khannouss created Morocco's second goal in their 2-0 AFCON qualification victory over Gabon.

Tapsoba in Burkina Faso action

Leverkusen's centre-back was in the starting line-up for Burkina Faso against Benin, but was ultimately subbed off in the 87th minute with an injury.

Maza stars in Algeria win

Bayer Leverkusen's Ibrahim Maza scored and provided an assist as Algeria beat Patson Daka's (Hamburg) Zambia in AFCON qualifying. Dortmund's Ramy Bensebaini and Frankfurt's Farès Chaïbi also started for the Desert Foxes.

Ceesay in AFCON qualifying win

St. Pauli's Abdoulie Ceesay started for Gambia as they kicked off their AFCON qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win over Tanzania.

Bundesliga trio involved in Poland vs. Bosnia draw

Mainz's Kacper Potulski came up against Ermedin Demirović (Stuttgart) and Nikola Katić (Schalke) as Poland and Bosnia & Herzegovina played out a goalless draw on Friday.

Schäfer and Orbán beaten by Ukraine

Hungarian duo András Schäfer and Willi Orbán, of Union Berlin and RB Leipzig respectively, could not prevent their team from falling to a narrow 1-0 loss in the Nations League on Friday.

Lochoshvili features in Georgia defeat

Cologne defender Luka Lochoshvili played 85 minutes of his side's clash with Northern Ireland as his side fell to a 1-0 defeat.

Olise stays red-hot

Michael Olise proved the difference once again as France began life under new head coach Zinédine Zidane with a 1-0 victory in UEFA Nations League Group A1. The Bayern winger teed up Kylian Mbappé for the only goal of the game against Türkiye, for whom Eintracht Frankfurt attacker Can Uzun (pictured, r.) started.

Zoma makes Italy debut

Mohamed Ali Zoma came off the bench to make his senior Italy debut but it was a bittersweet evening for the Nuremberg attacker, as the Azzurri slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Belgium in Rome in Nations League Group A1.

Bernhardsson helps Sweden edge Romania

Wolfsburg's Alexander Bernhardsson (pictured, l.) began on the right wing for Sweden in their 2-1 victory over Romania in Solna. Dortmund's Daniel Svensson came off the bench in the second half for the Scandinavians.

Grønbæk suffers injury with Denmark

Hamburg midfielder Albert Grønbæk has left Denmark's training camp early after suffering a thigh injury during the UEFA Nations League match against Norway. The 25-year-old is now set to return to HSV for assessment.

25 September: Wirtz and Burkardt replace injured stars

Bayern Munich playmaker Jamal Musiala and former Bayer Leverkusen attacker Kai Havertz sustained injuries ahead of and during Germany's UEFA Nations League clash against the Netherlands. As a result, Eintracht Frankfurt striker Jonathan Burkardt and Liverpool's Florian Wirtz have been drafted into Jürgen Klopp's squad for the clash with Greece on Sunday.

Hoffenheim trio celebrate

Hoffenheim’s Albian Hajdari and Leon Avdullahu started as Kosovo beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Pristina. Club teammate Fisnik Asllani joined the action late on, as did Bayern Munich’s Erblin Osmani. Vedat Muriqi supplied the decisive goal to secure a winning start to Kosovo’s Nations League campaign.

Mwene goal helps Austria to victory

A whole host of Bundesliga stars were in action as Austria beat Israel 3-1, with Mainz's Phillipp Mwene scoring Austria's second on the night to give his side the lead in the 90th minute.

Nusa notches assist in Norway win

RB Leipzig's Antonio Nusa turned provider for ex-Dortmund striker Erling Haaland as Norway went on to beat Denmark 3-2. However, the night wasn't as successful for Hamburg's David Møller Wolfe, who was sent off in stoppage time for a second bookable offence.

Karetsas features in Greece win

Borussia Dortmund's Konstantinos Karetsas played 74 minutes as Germany's other two Nations League opponents faced off. Although Serbia had taken the lead in Belgrade, Greece fought back to win the game at the death.

24 September: Klopp's Germany draw with the Netherlands

A host of Bundesliga stars were in action as Germany drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in Klopp's first game as head coach, including goalscorer Felix Nmecha. Klopp also oversaw three Germany debuts, including Freiburg's Philipp Treu and Yannik Engelhardt and Eintracht Frankfurt's Younes Ebnoutalib. Unfortunately, Bayern's Jamal Musiala withdrew from the starting XI shortly before kick-off with an injury. Borussia Dortmund's Joey Veerman came off the bench to represent the Dutch.

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